Pillar: Education & Training
Nayagarh has 89.7 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 20.2%, close to the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nayagarh, which ranks 9 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 960.5. The district has 38 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Nayagarh are in the Nayagarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nayagarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.